weeds found in north east region of india

1. WEED
-By Joyjit

3. JUNGLE RICE
Sc. Name: Echinochloa
colonum
Date of collection: 13/09/12
Place of collection: Rice field .
Habitat: Swampy land
Uses: It is used as a famine
food. seeds are processed into
flour to make bread

4. BURNYARD GRASS
Sc. Name: Echinochloa
crussgali
Date of collection: 13/09/12
Place of collection: Paddy field
Habitat: Swampy area
Uses: Used as cattle fodder
and silage but not for hay.

5. DURBA
Scientific Name: Cynodon
dactylon
Place of collection: College
Complex
Date of collection:
1/10/2012
Habitat: terrestrial
Uses: It is used for religious
purposes.

6. SUMMER GRASS
Scientific Name: Digitaria
ciliaris
Place of collection: College
Complex
Date of collection:
1/10/2012
Habitat: Terrestrial
Uses: It is used for forage
purpose

7. LARGE CRAB GRASS
Scientific Name: Digitaria
sanguinalis
Place of collection: College
Complex
Date of collection:
1/10/2012
Habitat: Terrestrial
Uses: It is used for
therapeutic purpose.

8. CHINESE LOVE GRASS
Scientific name- Eragrostis
unoloides.
Place of collection- Rice
field.
Date of collection-
Habitat-
Use- They can be used as
livestock fodder, the seeds
appear to be of high
nutritional value. In some
sp., but they are also
extremely tiny.

9. STAR GRASS
Scientific name-
Chrisopogan aciculatus.
Place of collection-
Farmers field.
Date of collection-
14/09/12
Habitat- Terrestrial.
Use- The root contains
diosgenin which has anti
inflammatory estrogenic
properties which is used
for rheumatism
treatment.

10. GOOSE GRASS
Scientific name- Eleusine
indica
Place of collection- Rice
field.
Date of collection-
12/09/12
Habitat- Amphibious.
Use- the plant is to
expelled worms from the
intestine. Used to induce
sweating & to control
fever, also used to prevent
dysentery.

11. SMUT GRASS
Scientific name- Sporobolus
indicus
Place of collection- College
campus.
Date of collection-19/09/12
Habitat- Terrestrial.
Use- It is used to enriched
the blood, reduce swelling &
correct gonorrhea.

12. KODA GRASS
Sc. Name: Paspalum
scrobiculatum
Date of collection: 19/09/12
Place of collection: College
complex
Habitat: Terrestrial
Uses: It acts as a appetizer,
astringent, digestive, diuretic.

13. ALLIGATOR WEED
Sc. Name: Alternanthera
philoxeroides
Date of collection:26/09/12
Place of collection: Santipara
Habitat: Aquatic
Uses: They are used in formal
garden designs and also as
house plants.

15. PURPLE NUT SEDGE.
Scientific name- Cyperus
rotundus.
Place of collection-
Santipara
Date of collection-
26/09/12
Habitat- Amphibious.
Use- It has analgesic, anti-bacterial,
anti-coagulant,
mild- estrogenic
properties.

16. UMBRELLA SEDGE
Sc. Name: Cyperus
defformis
Date of collection: 5/09/12
Place of collection: Paddy
field
Habitat: Semi aquatic
Uses: Cures stomach
disorder & dysentry .

17. YELLOW FLAT SEDGE
Scientific name- Cyperus
flavidus.
Place of collection- Rice
field.
Date of collection-
15/09/12
Habitat- Amphibious.
Use- Anti-emetic sedative
& some anti-bacterial
quality.

18. FLAT SEDGE
Sc. Name: Cyperus compactus
Date of collection: 15/09/12
Place of collection: Santipara
Habitat: Swampy area
Uses: It used as healing herb
to cure the cut wound.

19. PAPYRUS SEDGE
Scientific name-
Cyperus aestivalis.
Place of collection- Rice
field.
Date of collection-
20/09/12
Habitat- Amphibious.
Use- Anti-emetic
sedative & some anti-bacterial
quality.

20. RICE FLAT SEDGE
Sc. Name: Cyperus iria
Date of collection:24/9/12
Place of collection: Paddy
field
Habitat: Semi aquatic
Uses: Cures stomach
disorder & dysentry .

21. MULLUMBIMBY COUCH
Scientific name- Cyperus
brevifolius
Place of collection- Rice
field.
Date of collection-25/9/12
Habitat- Amphibious.
Use- Anti-emetic sedative
& some anti-bacterial
quality.

22. AROMATIC GINGER
Sc. Name: Cyperur kyllingia
Date of collection: 18/9/12
Place of collection: Paddy
field.
Habitat: Swampy area
Uses: Anti- oxidant and
anti-microbial

23. POOR LAND FLAT SEDGE
Scientific name- Cyperus
compressus.
Place of collection- Rice
field.
Date of collection-
13/09/12
Habitat- Amphibious.
Use- Anti-emetic
sedative & some anti-bacterial
quality.

24. BROAD LEAF FIG
Scientific name- Fimbristylis
littoralis.
Place of collection- Rice
field.
Date of collection-12/09/12
Habitat- Amphibious.
Use- Imp. rule in
degenerative process such
as ageing, cancer, coronary
heart disease.

25. GLOBE FRIENGERUSH
Sc. Name: Fimbristylis
miliacea
Date of collection:14/09/12
Place of collection: Paddy
field
Habitat: Semi aquatic
Uses: Leaves are used for
curing fever.

26. SEDGE TRIANGLE
Sc. Name: Scirpus juncoides
Date of collection: 16/09/12
Place of collection: Paddy
field
Habitat: Semi aquatic
Uses: Anti-oxidant and
diuretic property.

28. FLOSS FLOWER
Scientific name- Ageratum
houstonianum
Place of collection- Road
side.
Date of collection-
27/09/12
Habitat-Terrestrial
Use- Leaf are crushed into
paste & then applied to
heal cuts or sores.

29. KNOT WEED
Scientific name- Polygonum
sp.
Place of collection- Rice
field ,Santipara.
Date of collection-5/10/12
Habitat- Swampy area.
Use- It is used as
therapeutic, laxative, anti-oxidant
& anti-mutagent.

30. LAJANTI
Scientific name- Mimosa
podica
Place of collection- Road
side.
Date of collection-5/10/12
Habitat- Terrestrial.
Use- It is used to reduce
blood sugar in rodent, also
used for diabetic treatment
in human. It has been
taken as anti-depressant.

31. GOAT WEED
Scientific name-
Ageratum conyzoides.
Place of collection- Rice
field.
Date of collection-
6/10/12
Habitat- Terrestrial.
Use- It has limited use
due to its toxicity but
used as insecticide &
nematicide.

32. DAY FLOWER
Scientific name-
Commelina bengalensis.
Place of collection-
Santipara.
Date of collection-6/10/12
Habitat- Swampy area.
Use- It is bitter & useful in
treatment of leprosy and
nervous system related
disorder.

33. AMERICAL ROPE
Scientific name- Mikania
micrantha.
Place of collection- Farmers
field.
Date of collection-3/10/12
Habitat- Terrestrial.
Use- It is used to heal cuts &
stopped minor external
bleeding.

34. WILD TOBACCO
Scientific name- Nicotiana
rastica
Place of collection-
Farmers field.
Date of collection-
01/10/12
Habitat- Terrestrial.
Use- The leaves are anti-spasmodic,
cathartic,
emetic & strong narcotic.

35. DANDA KALASH
Scientific name- Leucas
aspera
Place of collection-Road side
Date of collection-4/10/12
Habitat- Terrestrial
Use- It has anti-fungal, anti-oxidant,
anti-microbial &
cytotoxic activity.

36. CASHUTH
Scientific name- Eclipta
alba.
Place of collection-
College campus.
Date of collection-
2/10/12
Habitat- Terrestrial.
Use- It Is good for hair
growth, used for relieving
liver enlargement &
gallbladder problem.

37. BUTTON WEED
Scientific name- Borerria
hispida.
Place of collection- College
area.
Date of collection-26/9/12
Habitat- Terrestrial.
Use- The leaves brewed in
decoction are used as an
astringent in haemorrhoide.

38. YELLOW WOOD SORREL
Scientific name- Oxalis
corniculata.
Place of collection-
Farmers field.
Date of collection-18/9/12
Habitat- Semi aquatic.
Use- It is anti-anthelmintic,
anti-inflmmatory,
astringent,
diuretic & styptic.

39. THANKUNI/ADAMANI
Scientific name- Centella
asiatica.
Place of collection- Road
side.
Date of collection-20/9/12
Habitat- Terrestrial.
Use- The herb contain
triterpenoids which is used
to heal wound by boasting
anti-oxidants in the wound.

40. GREEN AMARANTHUS
Scientific name-
Amaranthus viridis.
Place of collection- College
area.
Date of collection-28/9/12
Habitat- Terrestrial.
Use- It is used as a
medicinal herb in
ayurvedic medicine and
also used as vegetable.

41. TROMPANGE ELEPHANT
Scientific name-
Heliotropium indicum.
Place of collection- College
campus.
Date of collection-27/9/12
Habitat- Terrestrial.
Use- Juice of the leaf is
antiseptic & anti-inflammatory
and use to
recover wounds & sores.

42. FERN
Sc. Name: Bryophyllum spp.
Date of collection:29/9/12
Place of collection: Santipara
village
Habitat: Terrestrial
Uses: They are used as
nitrogen fixer and sometime
used as a biological fertilizer
in the rice field.

43. MALAYSIAN FALSE PIMPERNEL
Sc. Name: Lindernia
crustacea
Date of collection:25/9/12
Place of collection: Road
side .
Habitat: Terrestrial
Uses: It is edible and it is
used to clear stomach.

44. MORNING GLORY
Sc. Name: Commelina
diffusa
Date of collection:26/9/12
Place of collection:
Santipara
Habitat: Terrestrial
Uses:

45. WATER HYSSOP
Sc. Name: Bacopa
monnieri
Date of
collection:24/9/12
Place of collection:
Paddy
Habitat: Swampy area
Uses: It possess
diuretic, nervous tonic,
heart tonic.

46. COFFEE WEED
Sc. Name: Cassia occidentalis
Date of collection:2/10/12
Place of collection: Road side
Habitat: Terrestial
Uses: It causes degeneration
of striated muscle with a
consequent myoglobinuria
and atrophy of skeletal
muscle and cardiomyopathy
of sufficient extent to cause
death.

47. WILD SAGE
Sc. Name: Lantana camara
Date of collection:4/10/12
Place of collection:
Roadside
Habitat: Terrestrial
Uses: Extract of the fresh
leaves are anti-bacterial
and are traditionally as an
antipyretic, carminative
and in the treatment of
respiratory system
infection.

48. MADDER
Sc. Name: Oldenlandia
adscenionis
Date of collection:5/10/12
Place of collection: College
campus
Habitat: Terrestrial
Uses: Its most famous used
is to treat snake bites.

49. COW HEDGE
Sc. Name: Mucuna pruirens
Date of collection:4/10/12
Place of collection: College
campus
Habitat: Terrestrial
Uses: It is used as a forage and
green manure crop.

50. FLANNEL WEED/ BALA
Sc. Name: Sida cordifolia
Date of collection: 29/9/12
Place of collection: Roadside
Habitat: Terrestrial
Uses: It cures diarrhea and
its invigorating and nutritive,
it has diuretic effect and
helpful in urinary problem.

51. HEDGE BAMBOO
Sc. Name: Blumea lacera
Date of collection:4/10/12
Place of collection: Crops
museum
Habitat: Terrestrial
Uses: It is used for antipyretic,
good for bronchitis, disease of
blood, fever thirst and
burning sensation. The root
kept in the mouth is said to
cure disease of the mouth.

52. WILD MUSTARD
Sc. Name: Brassica kaber
Date of collection:28/9/12
Place of collection: Crop
museum
Habitat: Terrestrial
Uses: Eating wild mustard can
be invigorate your metabolism
and stimulate the digestive
process. The paste of its seed
and water can be used as
inflamatory.

53. FOETID CASSIA
Sc. Name: Cassia tora
Date of
collection:26/9/12
Place of collection: Road
side
Habitat: Terrestrial
Uses: It is very useful in
treating skin diseases
like ringworm and
itching. Decoxtion of
fruit is used in the
treatment of fever.

54. SUN BERRY
Sc. Name: Physalis
minima
Date of
collection:5/10/12
Place of collection:
College campus
Habitat: Terrestrial
Uses: This plant are used
as a diuretic and laxative.
It is also used to treat
fever and abscesses. It is
also known to protect
against worm infection.

55. CANDLE STICK SENNA
Sc. Name: Cassia alata
Date of collection:3/10/12
Place of collection: Roadside
Habitat: Terrestrial
Uses: It is used as anti-bacterial,
anti-fungal.

56. HAIRY SPURGE
Sc. Name: Euphorbia hirta
Date of collection:29/9/12
Place of collection: Roadside
Habitat: Terrestrial
Uses: It is used for female
disorders, respiratory
ailments and tumor.

57. HAZAR DANA
Sc. Name: Phyllanthus niruri
Date of collection: 5/10/12
Place of collection: College
campus.
Habitat: Terrestrial
Uses: The plant is used to
cure stomach, liver, kidney
and spleen problem.

58. COMMON WIRE WEED
Sc. Name: Sida acuta
Date of collection:2/10/12
Place of collection: College
campus.
Habitat: Terrestrial
Uses: The plant is used to
cure piles and contain
aspargin.

60. PICKEREL WEED
Local name: Chichiri sak
Sc. Name: Monochoria vaginalis
Date of collection:4/10/12
Place of collection: Paddy field,
Experimental farm
Habitat: Aquatic
Uses: It is used for its clearing effect,
curing dysentery, gastroenteritis,
acute tonsillitis, boils and so on.
This products can be used for
bronchitis and whooping cough

61. ARROWHEAD
Sc. Name: Sagittaria
sagitifolia
Date of collection:27/9/12
Place of collection: Paddy
field
Habitat: Semi aquatic
Uses: Its round tuber is
edible & the plant exhibit
antibacterial activity .

62. EUROPEAN WATER CLOVE
Scientific name- Marsilea
quadrifolia
Place of collection- Rice
field.
Date of collection-6/10/12
Habitat- Aquatic.
Use- It is used to cure
bronchitis, diabetes,
cough, skin disease & eye
disease.

63. WATER LETTUCE
Scientific name- Piftia
stratiotes.
Place of collection- Pond.
Date of collection-1/10/12
Habitat- Aquatic.
Use- It has diuretic, anti-diabetic,
anti-fungal, anti-microbial
property.

64. WILLOW PRIMEROSE
Scientific name- Ludwigia
octavalvis.
Place of collection- Rice
field.
Date of collection-25/9/12
Habitat- Rooted floating.
Use- The plant is used
medicinally for febrifugal
& anti-swelling properties.
Its also used as to treats
skin diseases diarrhea,
used for its anti-oxidant &
anti-bacterial activity.

65. WATER PRIMEROSE
Scientific name-
Ludwigia adscendens.
Place of collection- Rice
field.
Date of collection-28/9/12
Habitat- Rooted floating.
Use- The plant is used
medicinally for febrifugal &
anti-swelling properties. Its
also used as to treats skin
diseases diarrhea, used for
its anti-oxidant & anti-bacterial
activity.